Figure Skater Gold’s Pyeongchang 2018 Hopes End after Pulling Out of US Championships

American figure skater Gracie Gold’s chances of competing at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games have ended following her withdrawal from next month’s United States National Championships over her battle with depression, anxiety and an eating disorder.

Gold confirmed last month that she had decided to withdraw from two International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix competitions as she continues to “receive professional treatment for off-ice matters”.

The Sochi 2014 Olympic team bronze medalist was scheduled to begin the Pyeongchang 2018 season at the Japan Open, an invitational team competition in Saitama on October 7, but she pulled out.

She also decided to withdraw from this month’s ISU Grand Prix events in China’s capital Beijing and French city Grenoble.

In a statement emailed to reporters, Gold said it “breaks my heart” to withdraw from the 2018 US National Championships in San Jose.

The event, which is due to begin on December 29, will serve as the final selection event for Pyeongchang 2018.

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